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On Saturday November 8, after the 5:00 p.m. Liturgy, a new Holy Name Society banner was blessed. The banner was purchased at Byzantine Church Supplies in Philadelphia,  and will be used mainly for processions, both inside and outside of the church building. The Holy Name Society  of the Assumption Ukrainian Catholic Church in Perth Amboy, NJ is a fraternal organization dedicated to the sacred name of Jesus Christ. Meetings are held on the first Tuesday of each month to plan various activities and events. Every member brings his own unique talent or skill to the group.  Fundraisers are conducted and most of the profits are spent on Assumption Parish needs. Over the years the Holy Name Society has sponsored children’s events such as St. Nicholas programs, Halloween parties, and Easter Egg Hunts. The Holy Name has also organized parish picnics, baseball outings and family bowling. Work projects include decorating the church for the Christmas season, working at the Parish Festival, readying the cemetery for Memorial Day, moving tables and chairs in the school auditorium before dances, and various repair and odd jobs done at no cost to the church.  The members enjoy social events twice a year: the Christmas party and Holy Name Picnic. Members also pray together, and support members in times of personal tragedy.  If you would like to join the Holy Name Society, contact Fr. Ivan at 732-827-0767, any member, or just come to the next meeting!

Please take a few minutes to fill out this survey concerning the recent distribution of the the recently released "Why I Come to Church" video and supporting materials. The survey is anonymous. Fill out the questionnaire online .…

The 2014 Archieparchial Sobor was held on Saturday, October 25, 2014 in the Cathedral Social Hall, 827 North Franklin Street, Philadelphia. Attending from our parish: Melanie Fedynyshyn, Michael Lawrence, Joan Zaleski, Deacon Paul Makar and Fr. Ivan . Our parishioner Helen Cheloc also attended on behalf of a Financial Office of the Archdiocese. Thank you for attending and representing our our congregation at the Sobor.

Assumption Parish received an award of excellence from the Royal Garden Club by the Bay for beautifying the City of Perth Amboy, NJ. Thank you for acknowledging the efforts of our parishioners to make the house of God an appealing place to worship and serve the Lord . But as much as the grounds and buildings are beautiful, even more beautiful is our parish family. We have a wonderful sense of community and a faithful sense of commitment to do God's work in the world. We invite you to join us each week in our Weekend Services!

by Mrs. Bernstein’s Terrific Third Grade The Terrific.
Third started backed to school with an art project that was anything but ordinary! A glyph is defined as a symbolic figure or picture. Students were tasked to create individual glyphs using symbols that represented answers to a set of questions. The questions included: How many children are in your family? What is your favorite subject? What is your favorite free time activity? How many pets do you have? Once the glyphs were completed each one was framed. Next, the students became super sleuths as they tried to discover the glyph’s true identity!

The Terrific Third Class of 2020 started the year by creating newspaper articles about themselves. With five new students to ACS, the articles gave students the opportunity to share with their classmates and build community.

Slava Isusu Christu! Glory to Jesus Christ!

The Philadelphia Archeparchy has produced a new DVD entitled "Why I Come to Church." It very simply and vividly expresses the thoughts and views of many different people as to the importance and value in their life of coming to Church. It invites people to think about their own reasons to come to church.
 
Watch DVD on YouTube  
http://youtu.be/zR7e-6M4Chs
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Watch DVD on Vimeo
http://vimeo.com/106418994
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Metropolitan-Archbishop Stefan Soroka has implemented this evangelization initiative in the Philadelphia Archeparchy "to bring greater vibrancy to the expression of our faith in our parishes."

In commenting on the importance of this evangelization initiative, Metropolitan Stefan stated, "All of our parishes have experienced the loss of good souls over the past decades for many reasons, most of which are unknown to us.  You and I share a mission to give special and renewed vigor to searching for those who have found themselves lost or at a distance from our Church for whatever reason. . . . We hope this DVD will become an instrument for those who have been lost to reflect on the importance of coming to Church and thereby inviting them to return."

He continued, "I ask all of our faithful to become missionaries in actively distributing this DVD to their family members, neighbors and friends.  I am hopeful that this will stir the hearts of some to consider returning home to their parish."

This DVD is available on the various social media sites: Archeparchy Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, Vimeo and Instagram.  The faithful are also encouraged to seek out these sites and to share the DVD electronically with all of their internet contacts.…

On Sunday, August 31, 2014 , Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Parish in Perth Amboy, NJ and the Ukrainian Women’s Association (135 Dept.) sponsored a special day for children dedicated for "Peace and Security in Ukraine through the eyes of children". Our youngest parishioners wrote letters for peace and draw heartbreaking pictures to support Ukrainian soldiers who are fighting separatists in eastern Ukraine. All drawings and letters will be sent to the war zone in Ukraine to specific military units. Thank you to all children for not growing indifferent.